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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

The annual sale Of unclaimed pack.
ages in the Dead Letter Office at
Washington took place lately.
Fifty cents seemed to be about the
average amount the purchasers were
willing to invest, although the bidding
often ran up considerably higher, and
! sometimes it was hard to find u pur-
chaser at any price.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29
SMITH AND KILRAIN.
They Meet In France and Fight Over
One Hundred and Six Rounds to a
Draw ..-. '... 81

They Meet In France and Fight Over
One Hundred and Six Rounds to a
Draw. s.. '... = :
The International contest between Jake
Kilrain of Baltimore and Jem Smith of
England, for the diamond belt and the
championship. of the world, took place on
the Island of st. Pierre. in the river Seine,
France, %on the 10th in the presence OF
about 100 persons. There was no police
interference. g. w. Atkinson. the referee,
performed his duties,vith satisfaction to all
concerned. Jem Smith was seconded by
Jack Baldeck and Jack Harper, and was.
attended by Jem Howes and Dick Rob.
erts. Kilrain was seconded by Charley
Mitchell and Ned Donnelly and was
attended by Charles Rowell. Messrs.
Fleming and Harding acted as tinekeep-
ers and umpires. The fight vas remarka.
BILE for the persistent wrestling OF the
knocked nearly silly BY a terrific smack on
the ear. Though Smith had the worst OF
the falls, he fought s~plendidly under great
difficulties, and was as fresh as Kilrain
when darkness stopped the fight, at 4:45.
One hundred and six rounds were fought,
lasting two and a half hours. The party
left the Paris-Rouen train at the village OF
Borshiers, whence they trampled across
muddy fields and marshy lands to
Ine RIVER, WneTe Cnere was o sCeam launch
lying alongside the bank. The party in
cluded Lord De. Clifford, the marquis of
Q~ueensbury; Sir Hugh Drummond, Hon.
Mr.. Sandes and Capt. Lee Barber. The
launch took allhands on board and steam
cd to the scene selected for the fight. There
great difficulty was experienced in getting
a good. site for the ring on ACCOUNT Of the
deep mud. Eventually an excellent ring was
pitched. Kilrain fought at 1874 pounds
-~1 G,As4 L~A 4 on----1-
caster was thrown into the ring and was
Immediately followed BY Kilrain's beaver.
The fight commenced at 2:1O p. m. H was
q lively and energetic battle for the three
first rounds-quick give and take with
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29
Y will cost Philadelphia, next year,
eleven and a half million dollars to be
governed according to the constitu.
tiOn.

The business of Congress for the
frst month was very light. Neither
body was in session but q few days,
and an adjournment was taken until
after the New Year, when it is pre-.
sumed the work of the session will be.
gin in earnest.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

Capitol Hill, Washington, for SO
many years a neglected part of the
city, is reported "Iooking up" decided
~, with the prospect that before the
great library building is completed
the site will be surrounded on three
sides by fine residences.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

Last season sixty.nine fishermen
belonging to Provincetowr, Massa.
chusetts, lost their lives by being
caught in destructive storms along
the coast. These deaths by accident
alone of the strong men OF the c N
munity represent a mortality Of
about fifteen per thousand ofthe COM
munity-two-thirds the death rate
from all causes in a fairly healthy dis.
trict OF country.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

DR.. Charles +. Mcdonald, head OF
the Postal Money Order branch OF the
Post Office Department at Washing.
ton, claims to be the first Irish. Amer
lean graduated from Harvard. He
has been in the Post Office Depart
ment longer than any other man. He
is the father OF the postal money-or-
der system employed by the United
States.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

ing the industries and commerce relat-
ing to that metal. The tin trust was
established last Spring. The total
shock inSthe. Asstrnsbu said to be $50.
OOO. 1000. The syndicate purchased
iid The London market in the month
of ApfiIAnd May last, in spot and
options, amounts of tin estimated at
.twice that Of the visible supply at
that time in the world. They then.
commenced putting up the price. An
agent bought for them in the New
York market 1000 tons, Or tho whole
visible supply for delivery IN this
country. for each Of tho months up to
March, 1855. Fora period Of FOUR
teen years previous to the formation
Of the Tin corner. that metal had new
er ben higher than 26 cents q pound.
It has since reached 35scents aponnd,
where itnow stands. The syndicate,
sor thrust il tin now owns the en-
tire supply Of tin for the world. Il is
unlike theuheat cornerin Chicago last
June, which did not own and could
sh0t buy halt enough wheat to con.
stfUl 10 market. The tin syndicate
sccntrpass ysry pound u tin that lies
ontsids of tbs I'M mines 81 that can
Is mined ior npAny 1ppnths "a come.
I'M aaxh0aIE3TfafH rnnnnndIi6ffc
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29
The Railroad commissioners and
the Northern Pacific.

The Minnesota railroad commissioners
have issued q circular to the general pub.
lie in consequence Of the refusal by the
Northern Pacific to reduce its passenger
rates to three cents o mile. The letter Ia
signed by Secretary Warner, and is as fol-
lows: ~
The Minnesota railroad commission has
issued an order reducing passenger fares
on tho Northern Pacific railroad, ove all
g. maximum charge. Of three cents
per mile (says that no ticket need be sold
or ride furnished for less than five cents,
however short the distance); and notices
to that effect h "a We been posted at the pas.
senger stations on said lines. At the time
Of making the order q similar order was
made as to the Manitoba road, and would
have been posted along it's various lines
within the state had not the district court
to stay proceedings al to. that company
till the 18th inst. II.
Our Information leads us to believe that
the Northern Pacific Railroad company in
tend to ignore the order and have in.
structed their ticket agents to disregard it.
The order is now in force, and should
more than the rate prescribed by It be ex-
acted. the commissioners suggest that any
passenger desiring to avail him sell Of the
IcOuCeu rates SuOulO Veuuer tN0 GXacG
amount Of fare to the agent {not asking
him to make change, and demand q
ticket. before entering the cars. II
the ticket should not be furnished, then
that the passenger enter upon'his journey
without q ticket. rendering to conductor
same amount offered the agent, and in.
forming him at the same time why he has
no ticket.
Should the conductor insist upon a
higher fare the passenger can then
make his election OF paying (under
p~rotest) the sum demanded, reserving
the right to prosecute the company for
a violation Of the railroad law enacted
last winter; or Of standing upon his legal
rights at risk OF being elected from the car.
II elected, the passenger might, the COM
mission believe, pursue his common law
remedy in the. courts Of damages for the
trespass upon his person, or institute pro-
ceedings for a violation Of the railroad act,
or'both. The commission hopes to be i'm
formed OF every ease of violation Of the
order. The facts OF each case should be
fully stated in writing and verified by oath
Of the passenger or some witness to the
trnnaactiOn a.--. @s-s~@a44.
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accordance With the constitution. but the
selection Of the sscr4tary and treasurer
was left TO the executive committee OF the
league, this being deemed the better plan
BY the majority Of the convention.
The selection OF Independents
from the northwest were: Judge D. Har.
yey, Palmer. Iowa; Capt. Mons. Grinager,
Minnesota; w. =. Gardner, Wisconsin.
Executive COMMITTEES: j. L. Garrison,
Iowa; Z. e. Byrnes, Minnesota; Robert N.
Lafallstte, Wisconsin.
After the convention had adjourned. tho
executive committee ,ofthe Nationallengus
with whom was left the nomination Of 4
secretary and a treasurer appointed a subj
committee to name these officers. The sub
committee consisted OF j. 8 Carkson,
Iowa; James p. Foster New York city; EFT.
Brackett, Saratoga Springs, and 3. W. Fox,
Washington. This committee agreed to.
leave the choice Of a secretary toPresident
Foster. It will decide upon q treasurer
la tier. The subcommittee established
headquarters at the New York clubs
room, and will have ) branch at the Ma
tional Republican clubs room in Washing.
ton. The league Withhold a convention in
New York in March, when there will he
present seven delegates from each state.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

marshal ana distrfct attornsy, and provides
for the holding OK t4rTnR OK Ccrxk
6ec 20 explafne tho powers And 3uriao1c-
Sec 26 provides that the salary 81 the
United States district Judge ahal1 ~ ~ 300
SEQ III provides that ths powers of Ire
marehal, dist lot attorney and ctexk Of the
UnitAd States circuit and dtKtrict court shall
be same @ similar o15cials i other United
Sections rs ana 20provide for ths transfer
OF proceedings from tho old courts 10 the
new.
Sec. so provides that the secretary Of
the treasury shall ascertafn md audit the
expenses incident to the formation OF said
constitution and the submission Of the same
TO the people OF said proposed state, In
Guiding such compensation to the officers
and members OF said convention as Id
allowed to the members and officers OF
the territorial legislature; and the sum of
O,OOO. o.. 30 much thereof as may be
necessary, IL hereby appropriated outo OF any
money In the, treasury not otherwise appfo-
priated for the payment thereof: provided
that y money hereby appropriated not
necessary for such purpose shall be covered
into the treasury OF the United Statea.
A precisely similar act has been provided
for South Dakota
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29
MEMS l1E1S

AZ Hiehnore. tho National
was destroyed ~ Gre. Loss, $4s6o
insurance $500.
Mrs. Benjamin Prinele, nee Mises
Lizzie p. Heitz, died III Grand Forks.
aged twenty-five years. She leaves
an infant daughter. She was e dauRh.
tor OF Dr. ID. a. Heitz Of 81. Paul.
Senator Davis Has introduced . Bin
giving the Duluth q Manitoba North
ern Pacific right Of way through the
". Pembina military reservation.
A telegram 10 Edward Baker 81
EOakes. now ID Aberdeen, announces
that Joe Chadwick, hisbrother-in.law,
was found dead in bed, Chadwick is
said TO have frozen 70 death.
Frank Burnham. q ffteen-year-old
boy, outraged Amelia Jensen, q six
ty-year-od Norwegian lady, and
was brought to Canton fortrial. III
default Of $500 ball ss was sent to
the Sioux Falls jail. The culprit was
chased INTO Iowa and captursd at Az
ron.
The contract for the Minnesota &
Dakota road, to be build by Massachu-
sets capitalists,fro ron Fargo 1852 miles
northwest, to q point Is miles west
Of New Rockford. in Wells county, has
been let to Job Voak, of Massachu-
setts. II 10 intendedto build tp. the Mis-
souri, later. A suspicion that the Mil.
waukee is at the bottom Of the scheme
10 denied BY the officials. The termi.
pals IN Fargo are very near those Of
The Fargo & Southern
The; snow billiards. Of the Goth
blockaded some OF the railroads.
Judge Seward Smith has died IN the
Mount Pleasant (Iowa1 insane asy-
tum. He became insane while Judge
OF the Fifth District Of Dakota. from
overwork. He was displaced and
succeeded by Coy. Church.
New Era; (New Rockford, Oak.
Information reaches the New Era
that the contract for the grading OF
The Minnesota & Dakota railroad has
been Lat To .Inh Vnak ~ Manaach,,.
setts, the survey as made recently
confirmed without material change.
ana consSIuc.lo ao ar
done before the opening OF spring.
j. M. Blake, Jr.,has sold his entire
interest," II tha so,,th Dakota nan;tan.
fiarv lahor c-ontract - tbe n,aL.
Polishing WORKS c~nmnanvsnf s,orY
Fails. '.is "
An overturned lam i Fnllar,a
harness shore II M;tcbe,l atartad
fire in the heart Of this best business
block insrhe city, but the prompt
smorA q Tue department cnecked y.
The Prohibitionists have called q
conference in Huron, Jan. II, to or
ganize q Prohibition partyt in Da-
-kota. "A large attendance i,hopeo
for. ~
p;...o c..a,.
opeeaaI Il'sineer iAnal0Ws
with g surveying corps and ont
1T, has about completed the sec
ond snrvav ri tha nronosAd -artans;nr
- a.
81 tne chicago g Notwithstanding
tom i TIM place TO Cheyenne. Some
zone vas go $500 $500 49,
Of Surveyors Charles Irish. who ii now
The nrofIs was list and I'll afgnra IS I
find It proved unavaiIine. The survey
FIVE years ago cost the company over
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29
Killing Of a Duluth Railroad Engi.
q r--~ 49, .-.. 1n00r: a5

Al bad accident hanpened early Monday
evening the 21st. at P;ckerino Am halow
Mahtnwa. ia the l;mited train on +ba st.
PAM 4 Dnluth road. dine at Dnluth at $50
n. m: Enpineer William Thomas of st. Pa,l
was k;lisd am. f%nllow;so nersona in.
inred:
Nike LYNCH. fireman. left hin fractnred.
r.. A.. Graz - DnIuth ippmherman
head and hand badly h,rt. g.
A. Iundberp. 1nlu tn side h,,rt and
groin Injured pretty seriously. q. NJ. Kerr
Titusvilie. Pa. chest ana arm hurt and
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29
lnportant Railroad DeclsIons.

&E&
Adesisionwas rendered ~ the United
the case Of the Northern Pacific railway
against Richard Mares, brought here by q
writ OF error to the supreme court OF Da-
kota. This IL an appeal,from a Judgment
awarding $4,000 damages to Richard
Mares, a brakeman in the employ OF Che
Northern Pacific Railway Company,
who lost both legs in an accident caused,
it was alleged. by the carelessness and in
competency OF Bassett q switching engi-
nesr, who was also employed BY the rail-
way company. n
The railroad maintained that Mares,
knowing Of the reputation Of Bassett,,
should have refused to work with bin, and
not having done 80, was guilty of contrib
utory negligence. The judge. In the court
below refused to charge this at the request
OF the road and an exception was taken
ion Of the court said that this view could.
not DO tolerated. The court below wal
clearly right in refusing to give theperemp-
tory instruction to the jury that the
plaintiff had been guilty sot: negligence ia
not refusing to work with Bassett. know
ing his general temper. En- conclusion the
court says:
On the whole case y abundantly. and
submitted,to the Jury upon tbs chnressof
law applicable to the relation bstween ths
parties, We find no error in the order,
and the Judgment Of the court below is
therefore affirmed
The judgment, with interest to this time
amounts TO about $4,000.
Dealt, st Bernard q. cauIfIeid-
Hon. Bernard g. 5CAnlhsld died ofgensfa15
debility at Deadwood, Disk. He was bornat
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To interview an adult emperor, king or full
fledged president is not very extraordinary,
but to look up majesty only months old
implies that the force of interviewing can no
further 90. Alphonse XIII of Spain and his
nurse Raymunda have been subjected to that
Nineteenth century inquisition. The baby
king is well and is engaged cutting his first
teeth All his encourage when alluding to
him say "His Majesty" His mamma and
wet nurse adopts le familiar title of baby"
Indeed Raymunda-a name of Madagascar
alludes to him as her
mioche. There was once Bourbon princess
inferred at ST. Denis at the age Of days.
She was alluded TO in the court circulars as
"The high and mighty princess" with
string Of ct ceteras that wo1ld crack the
brain of even Spanish lord chamberlain to
remember.
Alphonse eats, sleeps and laughs aad plays
well. Raymunda's sole duty is to give him
the breast. The couple are visited twice
day by the doctors, the baby is weighed
every ten days and the nurses milk analyzed
weekly. There may be death in the breast as
well as in the pot. His majesty has his own
household; quite an army of major domos is
told off to attend to his slightest wants
special guard of beefeaters watch the nurs-
cry, which Is close 10 Une queen regehI B
chamber, and for sixteen years still the same
precautions will be taken. On that depends
the stability of a throne and the happiness Of
10000, 900 people. When her majesty wishes
to pay compliment to friend or dig
nitary she takes baby into her own arms and
makes double presentation. Whenever Al
phonse looks supremely happy she has his
photo at once taken. Quite picture gallery
H. al IF YNortraitC Of the
embracing her son-in-heir. All her husbands
family are as true to the widowed queen as
the needle to the pole, and she finds in the
routine of her state business the best antidote
for her bereavement. Foreign Cor. Chicago
Journal
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A SADLY DUPED EMPEROR.
A Curious Story Concerning Napoleon
III and a Contract.

A Curious Story Concerning Napoleon
III and a Contract.
Twas lately told by a southern gentleman
a very curious story, going to prove how
thoroughly duped and deceived was Napoleon
III at the close of his reign, and how gigan-
tic were the frauds and peculations then
being carried on by the imperial officials.
This gentleman's father had been on intimate
terms with Louis Napoleon when he resided
in the United States, and the future emperor
had often been his guest on his plantation in
Louisiana My friend was travelling in Eu-
rope in the year 1859, and on arriving in
Paris, and wishing to be presented TO the en-
peror, whom he well remembered as having,
when a boy, seen at his fathers house, he
wrote to one of the imperial chamberlains,
setting forth his DESIRE and also the facts of
the case. The emperor, whose kindly feel
ings for the friends of his adversely was well
known, at once granted him private inter-
view.
The French sovereign and the American
citizen conversed long and pleasantly, and
when the latter arose to take his leave Napo-
Ion asked him as to his next point of destina-
tion. II am on my way to England, SIRE"
was the reply. "Then," said the emperor, II
Messrs. NJ, the great Sunmakers, and ask
them how the order sent them from our war
office for 250,0OO guns is progressing. They
ought to be nearly completed by this time"
The American undertook the commission, and
called as requested at the office of the firm.
The clerk to whom he first addressed his ques-
ton simply laughed in his face. "You must
be out of your Senses" he said. "Such
an order has never been given and the guns
do not exist" My countryman became in
dignant, and insisted upon seeing one of the
members of the firm. Mr. M, the senior
partner, was summoned, but could only con-
firm the statement of the clerk. II assure
you, sir" he said, courteously, "that we have
never received an order of any kind from the
French government for SO much as a single
gun" Yet these guns had been paid for,
though unordered and non-existent. A strik.
ing proof was this incident of the vast pecu-
lations that took place during the later years
of the empire. My friend forwarded a state.
ment of the facts to Napoleon III, but doubt
less all precautions had been taken to prevent
any such information from reaching the de-
luded sovereign, whose bright days were then
fast drawing to their close.-Paris Cor. Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
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An Irish Horse Trade.

The following story was told to
clerical friend in the west by country
man named Dinny Cooley: "Good NOR
row, Dinny; where did you get the horse?"
''Well, I'll tell your reverence. Some time
ago went to the fair of Ross, not with this
horse but with another horse. Well, sorra
man said to me: 'Dinny, do you come from
the aist or do you come from the wesht? and
when left the fair there washtnt wan to
say: 'Dinny, are you going to theaist or are
you going to the wesht?' Well, your rever
ence, rode home and was near KilnagroSs
when 1 met a man riding along the road
fornins me. Good evening, friend, said
he. Good evening, friend, said l. Were
you at the fair of Ross?' sez he. 4 was,'
sez l. Did you sell?' sez he. No. sez 1.
Would you sell?' sez he. Would you
buy? sez l. Would you make a clean
swop?' sez he; horse, bride and saddle and
alp sez he. 'Donep sez l.
"Well, your reverence got down off av
me horse, not this horse but the other horse,
and the man got down off av his horse, that's
this horse, not the other horse, and we
swapped and rode away. But when he had
gone about twenty yards he turned round
and called after me. There niver was a
man from Ross sez he, but could put his
finger in the eye av man from Kilnagross,
sez he; and that horse, sez he, is blind av
an eye,' sez he Well then, your reverence,
turned upon him and 1 called out to him:
There niver was a man from Kilnagross,'
sez l, but could put his two fingers in both
the eyes av a man from Ross, sez L; and
that horse that swopped with you,' sez I,
lis blind in both his eyes, sez 1.-THE Spec
tatOr
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world during The year ending March 81.
1888. The comet of 1915 Is expected, ~
II is reported To be due this year. About
$4,000 In money aud medals has been
awarded under this prize since 1880.
The Cincinnati newspapers nave
notified the railroads with which they
have dealings tDat IN consideration Of
the withdra val of free passes all tim- =
tables and railroad notices " ill be charg-
ed for as other business advertisements,
and tickets at regular rates will be ac-
cepted in payment.
The Buffalo Bill Wild West COmbi-
nation sailed from New York for
London, Thursday. Outside of the reg+
ular company it comprises 100 horses. a
heaId of buffalo and number of elk
and other animals. Fhe combination
opens at the London International Ex-
position on May 2.
The committee of the New York
legislature invest gazing the hoodlers of
Kings county, have determined to re-
move Attorney Rid9way. The testimo-
ny against him is in the hands of
Governor Hill. and there is talk of
impeaching the Governor if he does not
give it up and remove the attorney.
The President has requested the post.
master General ro make list of all
Republican incumbents. This action, 1t
is said, Will be followed by the reno v al
of every Republican postmaster that
can be reached, the President being no
longer restricted by the tenure of Office
act, which was repealed by the last
congress.
Mario Leyba, notorious outlaw and
desperate, and leader of a gang who
have terrorized Central New Mexico for
six months, has been killed while resist
ing arrest near Antelope Springs. Ley
ba led the gang that murdered Colonel
Charles Potter. stepsOn of Governor
Van Zandt, of Rhode Island, in the Do.
lores Mountains in 1888.
A special term of court is to be held
at Ozark, Mo-, on the 10Th of April, for
the trial of the l6 Bald Knobbers now
confined in Jail for the murder of Chas.
Green and VIM Edens in Christian coun-
ty two weeks ago. The prosecution are
certain of convicting all the parties, and
that all of them will either hang or serve
long terms in the penitentiary.